Registry Numbers | US 1945, MT 8 (view other lookout sites in United States, Montana) |
Date Registered | March 24, 2020 |
Nominated by | Calvin Schneckloth |
Location |
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Jefferson County, Montana |
Coordinates |
N 46° 20.306' W 112° 17.549' (view using Google Maps) N 46° 20' 18" W 112° 17' 33" N 46.338439° W 112.292489° |
Elevation | 8,752 ft (2,668 m) |
Built | 1964 |
Removed | 2011 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
This tower was seldom used between the time it was built and when it was torn down, not being used for fire detection purposes after 1984. The tower did help radio repeaters and communications equipment prior to its removal.